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Bill Clinton: “I don't believe anyone pointed out that while James Hoban... built this White House, he did it by defeating an anonymous…”

On the recordJune 16, 1998
I don't believe anyone pointed out that while James Hoban... built this White House, he did it by defeating an anonymous plan presented by Thomas Jefferson.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Remarks at the Pritzker Architecture Prize Dinner

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